TABLE 4.
Mean (± SE) total sugar of Ophraella communa male adults when eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults were exposed to thermal stress, i.e., 28 (control), 40, 42, and 44°C, for 3 h each day for 3, 5, 5, and 5 days, respectively (by stage).
Temperature (°C) |
Total sugar content (ug/mg fresh weight) |
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Eggs | Larvae | Pupae | Adults | |
28 | 20.8 ± 0.3c, AB | 18.6 ± 0.5c, B | 22.3 ± 0.5ab, A | 21.5 ± 1.1b, A |
40 | 24.8 ± 0.8b, AB | 24.0 ± 0.8b, B | 21.3 ± 2.7b, B | 31.9 ± 1.4a, A |
42 | 26.3 ± 1.1b, A | 27.2 ± 1.2b, A | 29.8 ± 1.4a, A | 28.5 ± 0.6a, A |
44 | 31.5 ± 1.7a, A | 32.2 ± 1.5a, A | 18.4 ± 1.3b, B | 17.5 ± 0.6b, B |
Values within the same column followed by different lowercase or uppercase letters within the same row are statistically different (Tukey’s HSD test, P < 0.05).